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• Title:Telling a research story : writing a literature review / Christine B. Feak, John M. Swales.
  
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• Author/Creator:Feak, Christine B., author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Swales, John M., 1938-
  
• Published/Created:Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2009.
  

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  • Call Number: LB2369 .F43 2009
    
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Academic writing.
  English language--Rhetoric--Problems, exercises, etc.
  Research--Methodology--Problems, exercises, etc.
  Academic writing--Problems, exercises, etc.
  Reference sources--Evaluation.
  Report writing.
  
• Description:xiv, 98 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
  
• Series:Michigan series in English for academic & professional purposes.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-98).
  
• ISBN:9780472033362 (pbk.)
  0472033360 (pbk.)
  
• Contents:Orientations
  Why Review the Literature?
  Types and Characteristics of Literature Reviews
  Check Your Literature Review Knowledge
  Scholars before Researchers
  Typical Advisor Critiques of Literature Reviews
  How Can Order Be Imposed on the Literature?
  Choosing Areas to Include in the Review
  Getting Started on the Literature Review
  Describing the Selection Criteria for Literature in the Review
  Metadiscourse
  Citation Patterns
  Integral and Non-Integral Citations
  Citation Verb Tense and Aspect
  Reporting Verbs
  Ambiguity in Citations
  Drafting, Redrafting, and Redrafting Again
  Taking a Stance toward the Literature
  Constructing an Original Discussion of Previous Work: Using Your Own Words
  Some Strategies for Paraphrasing
  Careful Use of Synonyms
  Summarizing
  Criteria for Evaluating Literature Reviews
  Some Final Thoughts to Consider.